Electrics nearby dog washing station?

[cookci]

Hi,

We are extending our kitchen and putting a "dog washing station" in the corner of the room which is basically a small shower cubical with a bidet hose (hose is going to be plumbed in about 1M above the ground level)

Do you know what the legal requirements would be in terms of electrics nearby for this? Nobody seems to know.

I understand if it was a normal shower then sockets need to be 3M's away

Thanks

 

[Spoon]

Welcome to the forum.
IMO. I would treat it as a shower and use the same rules.

 

[cookci]

Which i guess is tricky as the kitchen is open plan?

surely there needs to be walls defining the edge of the bathroom or is it literally just 3 meters from the outer wall of the shower base?

 

[Bobster]

Which i guess is tricky as the kitchen is open plan?

surely there needs to be walls defining the edge of the bathroom or is it literally just 3 meters from the outer wall of the shower base?

This link may help:

https://electrical.------.org/wirin...on-701-locations-containing-a-bath-or-shower/

 

[cookci]

Maybe there is something we could do differently with the dog washing station to make it acceptable to have electrics nearby?

If you google pictures "dog washing station" then quite alot of the pictures show nearby electrical devices

 

[Spoon]

Maybe there is something we could do differently with the dog washing station to make it acceptable to have electrics nearby?

If you google pictures "dog washing station" then quite alot of the pictures show nearby electrical devices

What electrical devices are needed near the washing station?
For drying the dogs can you not just move them away from the wash station and then dry them?

 

[telectrix]

or use a towel like us peasants do. hair dryers are for poofdas poodles.

 

[Deleted account]

No socket from egde of shower for 3 meters.
This is the rule for a room containing a bath or shower as well as other rules.
Link on post 4 says it all.

Other rules are any circuits supplying or passing through a room containing a bath or shower should be RCD protected.

 

[Midwest]

Unless your dogs are showering themselves, the humans are primarily the main concern. Just pointing that out.

 

[richy3333]

I agree with the advice/comments made. Treat as a shower basin. Special location regs apply. What does the electrical contractor your using say?